In place of the usual competitive financial grants selection process, all applicants to the 2020 school grants program have received an activity card-based system to use in National Science Week to support and encourage student engagement. Based on ASTA’s highly successful SPECTRA model (SPECTRA = Science Program Exciting Children Through Research Activities), cards have been…
Month: July 2020
TAS: Get your free Science at Home booklet
Download your digital copy (17MB, pdf) of Science at Home, the National Science Week event guide for Tasmania, which appeared in the Mercury, Examiner, and Advocate newspapers on Saturday 1 August. Packed full of events, resources, fun kitchen science you can do at home and more, there’s something for everyone. Make sure you visit the…
TAS: Science Week heads online with help from local grants
National Science Week will look a little different this year as it heads fully online for the first time since it started in 1997. With thanks to local seed grants, at least 23 organisations and individuals will be supported to convert their hands-on brand of science engagement to an online format. To combat the difficulties…
MUP – Science Week book pack
With National Science Week just around the corner, Melbourne University Publishing has an exciting book pack to entice curious minds. The pack includes: Choke by Sian Beilock explains why you mess up when it matters the most – and how can you perform your best instead? The Genome Generation by Elizabeth Finkel takes us back…
South Australia Event Guide
The South Australian Coordinating Committee for National Science Week and Inspiring South Australia have produced a guide of the events and activities (1.3MB, pdf) that have been developed by the South Australian community. This year South Australia have collated a wonderful array of events and activities to enjoy. You’ll find discussions and debates, virtual tours…
DIY fun science videos on YouTube
Looking for some cool science on YouTube? Learn how to make ice-cream in 10 minutes, bath bombs that look like pokéballs, a glow-in-the-dark marble run, fireworks in a jar, lava lamps, kaleidoscopes and much, much more! These videos are a fun and entertaining way of stepping you through science activities that you can try at…
Deep Blue Escape Room
Get students deep diving into Stile’s National Science Week Escape Room! Set in a submarine in the dark, cold waters near Antarctica, students are presented with a scenario where the submarine’s battery fails. They have 45 minutes to complete 10 challenges and crack the code to replace the battery and return to the ocean’s surface….
Street Science: Deep Blue
Join the Street Science team for spectacular shows as students are taken on a journey through the depths of our oceans as we explore the impacts of modern technology and scientific discoveries on our oceans. Presenters engage audiences by providing a greater understanding of ocean currents, pressure and density, ocean animals and the impact our…